Demospongiae |
Tetractinellida |
Tetillidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 18 - 761 m (Ref. 89939). Polar
Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
White or pale yellow. Round, with distinctive tufts of long spicules. May grow up to 30 cm in height (Ref. 89939).
Suspension feeders. Preyed on by starfishes, with spicules providing defense to some extent (Ref. 89939).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Demospongiae are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into parenchymella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.
Vacelet, J. and F. Arnaud. 1972. (Ref. 87710)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): -1.8 - 0.9, mean -1 (based on 545 cells).
